Jason (and the rest of the Cyrusians out there), Thanks for the suggestions. The new certs definately get me different messages. Now I receive a 'verify error:num=27:certificate not trusted' on the CA file. I think this might be a problem with imtest not trusting the CA, anybody have any idea of how to make it see the light? 'openssl verify' has no problem with them...
However, it still continues past that and dies in the same spot it was before. Still not sure if they're related; it's quite irksome. I have a new option today, though. As if perhaps an answer to my prayers, the Fates released a new version of OpenSSL last night. I'm going to upgrade to 0.9.6d. Keep your fingers crossed that it'll miraculously cure all of my headaches. Thanks again, Thaddeus Parkinson